粗 (cū): (of sth long) wide, thick, (of sth granular) coarse, (of a voice) gruff
粗 (cū) is a Chinese character meaning “(of sth long) wide.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 米 (semantic) and 且 (phonetic). It ranks #1406 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 粗 grain. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 米 (mǐ, uncooked rice), 类 (lèi, kind), 精 (jīng, essence).
Definitions
- (of sth long) wide
- thick
- (of sth granular) coarse
- (of a voice) gruff
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 粗
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粗鲁adjective | cū lǔ | coarse |
| 粗暴adjective | cū bào | crude |
| 粗糙adjective | cū cāo | crude |
| 粗俗adjective | cū sú | vulgar |
| 粗话noun | cū huà | vulgar language |
| 粗野adjective | cū yě | insolent |
| 粗略adjective | cū lüè | rough (not precise or accurate) |
| 粗心大意phrase | cū xīn dà yì | negligent |
| 粗壮adjective | cū zhuàng | thick and solid |
| 粗犷adjective | cū guǎng | rough |
| 粗鄙adjective | cū bǐ | vulgar |
| 粗粮noun | cū liáng | coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc) |
| 大老粗noun | dà lǎo cū | uncouth fellow |
| 粗制滥造phrase | cū zhì làn zào | to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) |
| 粗大adjective | cū dà | thick |
粗 appears in 63 compound words: 71 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 粗 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
Showing 6 of 7 idioms containing 粗.
Example Sentences
这根绳子太粗了，我需要一根细一点的。
Zhè gēn shéngzi tài cū le, wǒ xūyào yī gēn xì yīdiǎn de.
This rope is too thick; I need a thinner one.
...南锡业股份有限公司卡房分公司 钨精矿和锡粗精矿公开竞售公告
. . . nán xī yè gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī kǎ fáng fēn gōng sī 钨 jīng kuàng hé xī cū jīng kuàng gōng kāi jìng shòu gōng gào
...Announcement of Public Auction for Tungsten Concentrate and Tin Concentrate by the Kafang Branch of Nanshi Industry Co., Ltd.
...C删帖=打压言论自由? 张念群斥逻辑简单粗暴:诈骗网暴帖文不该删?
. . . C shān tiē dǎ yā yán lùn zì yóu ? zhāng niàn qún chì luó jí jiǎn dān cū bào : zhà piàn wǎng bào tiē wén bù gāi shān ?
...Does Deleting Posts Equate to Suppressing Free Speech? Zhang Nianqun Criticizes the Simplistic and Crude Logic: Shouldn’t Posts About Fraud and Cyberbullying Be Deleted?
医生提醒:“老年人吃粗粮越多越好”不科学,合理搭配才是关键!
yī shēng tí xǐng : lǎo nián rén chī cū liáng yuè duō yuè hǎo bù kē xué , gě lǐ dā pèi cái shì guān jiàn !
The doctor reminds: "The more whole grains the elderly eat, the better" is unscientific, and reasonable matching is the key!
“老年人吃粗粮越多越好”不科学,合理摄入才是健康关键
lǎo nián rén chī cū liáng yuè duō yuè hǎo bù kē xué , gě lǐ shè rù cái shì jiàn kāng guān jiàn
"The more whole grains the elderly eat, the better" is unscientific, and reasonable intake is the key to health
《天機試煉場》粗俗發言開殉職案玩笑?全炫茂挨轟急滅火
tiān 機 試 煉 場 cū sú 發 yán 開 殉 職 àn wán xiào ? quán xuàn mào āi 轟 jí 滅 huǒ
"Heaven's Trial Ground" Controversy: Crude Remarks Mocking Fatal Incident? Jeon Hyeon-mo Faces Backlash and Rushes to Contain Damage
汤姆为他的粗鲁向玛丽道歉。
Tāngmǔ wèi tā de cūlǔ xiàng Mǎlì dàoqiàn.
Tom apologized to Mary for his rudeness.
鲨鱼皮比金枪鱼皮粗糙多了。
Shāyú pí bǐ jīnqiāngyú pí cūcāo duō le.
The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.
你真的很粗鲁，不是吗？
Nǐ zhēn de hěn cūlǔ, bùshìma?
You really are rude, aren't you?
蒸粗麦粉是我最喜欢的阿尔及利亚菜。
Zhēngcūmàifěn shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de ā'ěrjílìyà cài.
Couscous is my favorite Algerian food.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 米 (grain) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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